10 May 2014

Exploring Cruelty-Free #1

I had been vegetarian for a few years before I decided to go vegan. I started to think of myself as on the fence so I decided to cut all animal-products out of my diet. For my studies I have been reading a lot about animal welfare and now I'm starting to realise that I am on the fence again by supporting companies that test on animals. I have always been partially aware of companies who routinely test on animals (GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble etc) but since my teenage-animal-activist years I haven’t read up too much about it or stayed up to date with who does and who doesn't. Soooo, I’m doing some reading and making some changes. I'll be trying out a load of new things, so I thought I would share my discoveries with you. First, I decided to go for shampoo. I was pretty worried that I wouldn't find something that I loved, but it was actually so so easy... you just need to know where to look.

The Search: Whilst on my search someone on twitter pointed out that Superdrugs own brand is Leaping Bunny approved. I really didn't want to be shopping online/spending loads so this made me very happy. I've used Superdrugs Coconut & Almond shampoo before and loved it, I decided to pick up one specifically for coloured hair (and it was only £1!). It smells so good. I also turned to the old faithful, Lush. I decided to try out one of their shampoo bars, which I've never used before; A coconut-y one which is apparently for curly hair... but it smelt too good not to buy. (I got a cute badger bath-bomb too!)

Now using: Trichomania from Lush - I absolutely love this shampoo bar! I can't resist anything with coconut in it. Plus, it makes me hair cleaner than it has ever been (I mean, super squeaky clean), and smells amazing. Although pretty expense, it seems as thought it is going to last ages; I can actually leave my hair unwashed a day longer than I used to be able too.

As always, I don’t care what other eat/drink/do. I have shared my experiencesto help guide others who have the same way of thinking as me and give them the tools to make it easier. If you have any useful references yourself, let me know!

6 comments:

Lovely post :)I'm obsessed with Lush and I've liked all the Superdrug range that I'v tried. I'd never considered their shampoos before. I plan on doing a big shop there soon so will definitely be trying them out, especially if they do one of red hair.

I'm with you Chloe! I'm using Lush and Superdrug products, I've also started using Sleek cosmetics as they don't test on animals. Good quality to boot too! I'm a recently new vegetarian and feeling better physically as well as in my mind! xox

I'm excited for this series! I'm a big fan of lush products too (although with two kids I usually end up just having to take what I can get on a trip to Target!). I try my best to avoid products tested on animals as well but sometimes ignorance gets the best of me. Looking forward to your recommendations!